Mr. Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses are set to depart on the nationwide “Help is Here” tour to promote the $1.9 trillion plan. Source
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2021 Oscar nominations spotlight “Mank,” Chadwick Boseman
The Netflix movie “Mank” leads the field this year with 10 Academy Award nominations. CBSN’s Tanya Rivero has the highlights. Source
Biden taps Gene Sperling to oversee implementation of American Rescue Plan
Sperling twice served as the director of the National Economic Council. Source
Drumming 101
Sharyn Alfonsi gets a lesson from senior Kabrel Johnson and 8th grader Lawrence Honore of the St. Augustine High School Marching Band, the self-proclaimed “Best Band in the Land.” Source
Protests after London woman’s killing are about more than a murder
Sarah Everard’s killing, and the police response to demonstrations sparked by it, are driving calls for changes at a national level in the U.K. Source
Russian police raid opposition political forum and arrest everyone
U.S. condemns “persecution of independent voices” as activist calls mass-arrests proof “pluralism is not allowed anywhere now, even at the lowest level” of Russian politics. Source
Two arrested in assault on police officer who died after Capitol riot
Julian Elie Khater, 32, and George Pierre Tanios, 39, are accused of spraying police officers with bear spray. Source
Some New Orleans Pelicans players receive COVID-19 vaccine
The Pelicans are the first NBA team to publicly acknowledge they’ve had players take it. Source
Steven Yeun first Asian American nominated for best actor
In “Minari,” Yeun plays Jacob, a Korean immigrant who moves his family from California to an Arkansas farm in pursuit of his American Dream. Source
Lost Buzz Lightyear makes his way back to 2-year-old thanks to flight crew
Two-year-old Hagen loves to bring his Buzz Lightyear on missions – but his beloved toy was recently lost on an airplane. When Hagen and his mom got off, Buzz stayed on, and made his way to Arkansas. That’s when a kind Southwest Airlines crew went to infinity and beyond to reunite the boy and Buzz. Source